Get ready for an intimate concert in celebration of the Summer Solstice. Emma Burge (violin), Mia HyeYeon Kim (piano), and Valentyn Lysenko (bandura) will play together for only one evening to create a magical moment in time. Prepare to be delighted by their virtuosity and to witness beauty and passion!

Ukrainian bandura (a 62 string instrument of lute family) is often associated with folk music only. We will proudly present the bandura as an academic instrument that sounds wonderfully in both solo and chamber ensemble performances of classical music. As always, our music program includes something of renown composers, something of rarely performed East Central European music, and something Ukrainian.

Highlights of our awe-inspiring music program:

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Chaconne in D Minor arr. by Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924) Air on the G String Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Largo and Allegro Assai

Frederic Chopin (1810 – 1849) Ballade No. 4 in F Minor

Mykola Lysenko (1842 – 1912) From 3 Esquisses

Henryk Wieniawski (1835 – 1880) Légende Op.17 for Violin and Piano

Bohdana Frolyak (b. 1968) Nocturne

The full program and information about musicians may be found here: https://pnwkobzar.org/current

Get ready for a mind-blowing musical extravaganza that blends the timeless elegance of classical, the soulful improvisation of jazz, and the traditional folk melodies in our own interpretation.

Are you interested to learn how different genres of music influence each other? Can you recognize Chopin's melody in the Bossa Nova hit “How Insensitive” performed by Frank Sinatra and Sting? Are you curious to hear our own jazz variations on the themes of folk songs from Central Europe?

Join us for this listen-and-guess performance to recognize your favorite melodies. The program includes works of pre-jazz era composers with a huge impact on jazz genre, classical music influenced by jazz, Bossa Nova favorites, jazz standards, and our own variations on the themes of Ukrainian and Polish folk songs. Together in one concert we will explore different dialects of the unifying language of music that brings together cultures and people.

Performers in alphabetical order: Emma Burge, violin Cassio Vianna, piano (jazz) Mark Hilliard Wilson, classical guitar

Number of seats limited. Refreshments will be provided, the enjoyment will be guaranteed.

Romantic music provides the best solace on gloomy rainy days - that’s what we think in PNW Northwest Project. We will be happy to cheer your mood up with some musical delicacies from around the world.

In our program: Rarely performed art songs by Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Frederic Chopin, Maurice Ravel, Francis Poulenc, Mykola Lysenko, Tadeusz Baird Popular songs by George Gershwin and Cole Porter Solo piano music by Claude Debussy, Frederic Chopin, Stanislav Liudkevich, and Borys Lyytoshynsky.

Performers:

Alexander R. Adams, bass- baritone

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Allison Pohl, soprano

More about performers and the program https://pnwkobzar.org/solace-on-rainy-days

This event is collaboration between Stage 7 Pianos and PNW Kobzar Project https://www.stage7pianos.com/

In our program: Rarely performed art songs by Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Frederic Chopin, Maurice Ravel, Francis Poulenc, Mykola Lysenko, Tadeusz Baird Popular songs by George Gershwin and Cole Porter Solo piano music by Claude Debussy, Frederic Chopin, Stanislav Liudkevich, and Borys Lyytoshynsky.

Performers: Alexander R. Adams, bass- baritone Dilyara Oliver, piano Allison Pohl, soprano

Indulge yourself with special musical treats of romantic works by Polish and Ukrainian composers.The Polish word Rarytasy (originated from Latin rāritās) has multiple meanings as delicacies, curiosities, and rarities. The romantic music of Poland and Ukraine in our recital unites all three meanings. We will present musical delicacies in the form of art songs and chamber music to please your musical taste buds. The recital will feature works of Frederic Chopin, Mykola Lysenko, Henryk Wieniawski, Myroslav Skoryk, Grazyna Bacewicz, Tadeusz Baird, Valentyn Sylvestrov, Myroslav Volynsky, and Valentyn Lysenko among others

Indulge yourself with special musical treats of romantic works by Polish and Ukrainian composers of the past and present. The word Smakolyk in both Polish and Ukrainian languages means delicious food to enjoy and cheer up one’s mood. Our special treats will be in the form of art songs and classical chamber music to please your musical taste buds. The recital will feature works of Frederic Chopin, Mykola Lysenko, Henryk Wieniawski, Myroslav Skoryk, Grazyna Bacewicz, Tadeusz Baird, Valentyn Sylvestrov, Myroslav Volynsky, and Valentyn Lysenko among others. As a special treat we also present the finest samples of Polish and Ukrainian jazz music and tango songs.

Join us to celebrate the Independence Day of Ukraine, the land of free and brave people, and discover their music!

PNW Kobzar Project team will present masterpieces of three centuries of Ukrainian music by performance of timeless works by three prominent composers of the past: Mykola Lysenko, Borys Lyatoshinsky, and Myroslav Skoryk. They were influenced by folk music which also inspires our team to create our own jazz variations of popular Ukrainian melodies. Our program will be also include works of the contemporary Ukrainian composers and friends of our project - Myroslav Volynsky, Oleg Bezborodko, Bohdana Frolyak, and Oleg Boyko.

Please come and enjoy the beautiful music and performance of our stellar team: Valentyn Lysenko ( bandura), Anton Belov ( baritone), Ksenia Popova (soprano), Alexander R. Adams (bass-baritone), Cassio Vianna (piano jazz), Duo Powers-de La Torre (piano), Dilyara Oliver (piano), Anne Botka (cello), Emma Burge (violin), Mark Hilliard Wilson (classical guitar)

Join us for the summer night filled with jazz and tango favorites and music never performed in the Pacific Northwest before: 4 hands piano works in jazz style by Myroslav Skoryk, retro tango songs from Lviv, US premiers of works of Ukrainian composers, duo of classical guitar and bandura, and much more amusing music!

Music by Astor Piazzola, George Gershwin, and Erroll Garner will be performed among others.

PNW Kobzar Project in collaboration with Aquilon Music Festival presents a concert of Ukrainian, European and American chamber music dedicated to the themes of revival of nature and human spirit. This  moving and engaging program includes traditional and modern  melodies played on a bandura (the iconic Ukrainian psaltery), art songs by romantic and contemporary composers, chamber music for  piano and classical guitar, and jazz improvisations. The art songs by Francesco Santoliquido, Robert Schumann, and Richard Strauss will be performed alongside the Ukrainian  chamber music of the 19th and 20th centuries  by Mykola  Lysenko, Borys Lyatoshynsky, and Stanislav Liudkevych. We proudly present the US premiere of the classical  guitar  suite The Old Forest Tales by Oleg Boyko and the selected art songs by Myroslav Volynsky. 

Presentation of Ukrainian music at Classical King FM 98.1